Proceedings of the 2016 International Forum on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development

Energy and environment have become the central theme in several fields of research and in various policy arenas. The 2016 International Forum on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (IFEESD 2016) provides a forum for accessing to the most up-to-date and authoritative knowledge from both industrial and academic worlds, sharing best practice in this exciting field. The conference was successfully held in Shenzhen on April 16-17, 2016.

The present volume contains the selected papers from many submissions for this conference and provides up-to-date, comprehensive and worldwide state-of-the art knowledge in this field. All papers included in this collection had undergone the careful peer-review by the experts before it is selected for publications. This book is a collection of accepted papers. The total number of submitted papers is 575 and 207 are accepted. This book covers these sub-topics: Development and Utilization of Solar Energy, Biomass Energy, Wind Energy, Nuclear Energy and Other Energy, Environmental Protection, Pollution Control Engineering, Waste Disposal and Recycling, Water Supply and Drainage, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control, Environmental Materials and Mineral Processing Engineering, Eco-Economy and Low Carbon Economy.

The main objective of the book is to take the energy–development–environment discussion a step further. The book is intended to serve as resource material for scientists working on related topics in many disciplines, including energy science, environmental sciences, economics and policy analysis.

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all authors and participants at IFEESD 2016 for helping to make it a productive and interactive meeting.

The Organizing Committee of IFEESD 2016